A House leader is seeking a three-month extension of the special powers granted to President Rodrigo Duterte to address the coronavirus pandemic under the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act. | deejayapINQ
The law also authorized him to provide an emergency subsidy to around 18 million low-income households, amounting “to a minimum of P5,000 to P8,000 a month for two months … computed based on the prevailing regional minimum wage rates.”
“Such powers are good for three months. Unfortunately, two months after the effectivity of the law, the end to the pandemic is not yet in sight,” said Rodriguez, chair of the House constitutional amendments committee. He noted that new COVID-19 positive cases were still being reported every day “and the country is not yet fully operating.”For more news about the novel coronavirus clickFor more information on COVID-19, call the DOH Hotline: 86517800 local 1149/1150.
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